baininscneach

Irish

Etymology

From baininscne +‎ -ach, from ban- (“female”) +‎ inscne (“gender”).

Adjective

baininscneach (genitive singular masculine baininscnigh, genitive singular feminine baininscní, plural baininscneacha, not comparable)

1. (grammar) feminine

   Antonym: firinscneach

Declension

Declension of baininscneach

	Singular		Plural (m/f)
Positive	Masculine	Feminine	(strong noun)	(weak noun)
Nominative	baininscneach	bhaininscneach	baininscneacha; bhaininscneacha²
Vocative	bhaininscnigh		baininscneacha
Genitive		baininscní	baininscneacha	baininscneach
Dative	baininscneach; bhaininscneach¹	bhaininscneach; bhaininscnigh (archaic)	baininscneacha; bhaininscneacha²
Comparative	níos baininscní
Superlative	is baininscní

¹ When the preceding noun is lenited and governed by the definite article.
² When the preceding noun ends in a slender consonant.

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
baininscneach	bhaininscneach	mbaininscneach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “baininscneach”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN